Trichophagia: Rapunzel Syndrome in a 7-Year-Old Girl

Meier, Clemens-Magnus; Furtwaengler, Rhoikos

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.10.040

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“…Trichobezoars composed of hair conglomerates form a smooth mass that peristatic contractions do not expulse, with a reported occurrence of 0.012%. Although the stomach is the most common location, bezoars have also been found in the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon, appendix and Meckel´s diverticulum (2).…”

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The Rapunzel syndrome. Report of a case

Caiazzo¹,

Lascio²,

Crocoli³

et al. 2016

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The Rapunzel syndrome. Report of a case

Caiazzo¹,

Lascio²,

Crocoli³

et al. 2016

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“…Rapunzel syndrome is associated with psychiatric disorder where there is a tendency to pluck own hairs (trichotillomania) and ingests it (trichophagia) (3,4). Majority of the reported cases comprise of teenage girls with long hairs (5).…”

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Rapunzel Syndrome in a Paediatric Patient

Woon¹

2017

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Rapunzel syndrome, or generically known as trichobezoar, is a rare condition. It usually happens among teenage population. We are presenting a case report of Rapunzel syndrome that happened in a 4-year-old child. She was initially investigated for nephrotic syndrome, as she had high blood pressure and hypoalbuminaemia. However, it was later found out to be a trichobezoar, indirectly causing both hypertension and malnutrition. This condition demanded a combination of surgical and psychiatric discipline for diagnosis and its treatment.

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“…Психиатры называют данную привычку синдромом Рапунцель (нем. Rapunzel) -по имени девуш-ки с очень длинными волосами из сказки братьев Гримм [10][11][12]. При этом совсем не обязательно, чтобы ребе-нок имел склонность к истерикам, нарушение интеллек-та либо психическое заболевание, сопровождающееся самоагрессией с методичным вырыванием своих волос.…”

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